Awapuhi

/ɑːwɑːˈpuːhi/ noun

A Hawaiian plant, the wild ginger (Zingiber zerumbet), used traditionally in Hawaiian culture.

From Hawaiian 'awapuhi, a Polynesian word for the plant. The term was retained in English when referring to Hawaiian traditional practices and botany.

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